Manning Cup: Eltham High squeeze past Calabar High 1-0
A single goal separated the sides as Eltham High beat Calabar High 1-0 in Group A of the Manning Cup's Quarter Finals at Waterhouse Mini Stadium on Tuesday, 10 November.
Analysis
Eltham High kept their fifth clean sheet of the Manning Cup season. Eltham High are unbeaten in their last nine Manning Cup games. Calabar High have now lost two in a row.
Their Manning Cup seasons so far. Eltham High: played 9, won 8, drawn 1, lost 0, scored 29, conceded 3 (last five: W-W-W-D-W). Calabar High: played 9, won 6, drawn 0, lost 3, scored 20, conceded 9 (last five: W-W-W-L-L).
The table
Eltham High sit 1st in Group A on 3 points and, with two games left, are in a qualifying position. Calabar High are 4th in Group A on 0 points, a point off the qualifying places with two games left.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eltham High | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 2 | Wolmer's Boys | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Excelsior High | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Calabar High | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Scenarios: what they need
- Eltham High are in control: win the remaining two games and they finish in the top two of Group A, whatever happens elsewhere.
- Calabar High are in control: win the remaining two games and they finish in the top two of Group A, whatever happens elsewhere.
Next up
Eltham High visit Excelsior High on Saturday, 14 November. Calabar High visit Wolmer's Boys on Saturday, 14 November.